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Show : pretty bad stretch . We are not going on record as Paying Highway - 50-6 from Crescent Junction to the Colorsdo State line - is the worst in the State. There are some we haven't traveled. , Nevertheless, it is frightening to imagine the toll this road will take during the next 4-year period while new Interstate 70 is being constructed. It is at the present time narrow,-rough, and a -con-1 tinuous stretch of dangerous dips. It is heavily traveled travel-ed by both automobiles and trucks, and if the tourist " travel develops on schedule, it will continue to be more congested. We appreciate the Utah State Highway Department's Depart-ment's theory that it is not practical to rebuild the outmoded out-moded highway with the Interstate so near completion. , But in all respect for the safety and well being of our people End the traveling public, some temporary repairs re-pairs and widening of portions of the road must be , undertaken if it is continued to be listed as a highway. The sooner these adjustsnrents can be made, the more value the money expended will have before the ancient road is abandoned when the new Interstate is eventually opened, four years from now. We suggest the Stat? cast a critical eye on this highway, and make sure the maintenance funds $1,000 per mile per year they say are used to the best advantage. 1 |